Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-03

/ faces down the front. Inc upper part OF
| the VesJ opens over white surah plated
! gUimpc. White cloth revers On either
side Of this open part are worked with
! red. They form sharp point on either
! side OF the upper reVsrs, which extends
! over the Jacket and reaches 10 the sleeve.
The reptTS become very narrow toward
the lower part. The tight-titting jacket
! has q rather long basque and Is surmount
! ed by embroidery. The small straight
collar bears the same work. The sleeves
are tight fitting and high on the shout
ders, and ere OOrdered with en-
! broidery. A red cravat around the
| neck is tied in g bow in front without
ends. The dark gray. straw hat for wear
with this dress has a narrow Drim turned
| up on one side. 1t is trimmed high with
red ribbon loops and ostrich tips in the
same color. An evening dress for miss
| is of light pink fsille and "crepe Gle
chine" in the same color. The plain
! failIe skirt is plated TO the belt. The
Grape tunieue falls long in front, and IS
iraped high on the side. The lOW-necked
waist hasEno darts. Down the 'front.' is
crossed Grape fChu plated and fastened
on the shoulders under pink ribbon loops.
Similar loops fasten the tichu on the
lower part. Long undressed kid gloves
are worn in very dark shade.
RIBBON TRIMMINGS.
The fancy for ribbon trimmings IS so
great inst they are no longer confined to
bonnets, but are used on dresses, serving
in narrow widths for bay8dere stripes on
plaitings at the foot and sides of skirts,
and in broader widths for making stripes
Iengthwise on draperies, on wraps, and
even on the clOaks Or coats Of little chill
dren. Entire fronts Of evening and house
! dresses are covered with loops OF ribbon
pointed and finished with pendant OF
beads, or with fsn~IfUlly arranged bows,
loops and scarfs Rosettes and ladders
! of ribbon trim the sides Of dresses, form
! ing panels, ladders, brides, etc, and
/ there are sleeves and bOQices made up OF
ribbons set on net or gauze for evening
! dresses to be worn as full dress at pres
emf, and later on for more general use.
New white wool, cancels hair, aIba-
! tross and lmperial-serge fabrics, for dres-
| sy spring gowns, will be trimmed with
| heavy watered ribbon one and quarter
inches wide. This will be placed IN
rows upon the OVerdress, both front aud
back. new model in this style shows
| the wool fabric killed on one side OF the
skirt, the kits having first been trimmed
! side is a finely plated panel Of the dress
goods, banded across at intervals with
! the ribbons, which are run through
! fancy slide, then tied in easy bows with
! short swinging ends. The ribbons on the
! cOrsage are arranged over the chest TO
stimulate pOmpadOur waist, the ribbons
crossing each other at right angles. Other
novel white-wOol goods are shown,
| crossed with minute lines of golden
| brown, dark blue, pistache green, cardi-
nal black, heliotrope, terra Gotta or cop
| per color.
AN ENGLISH DRESS.
A very stylish dress recently brought
| over from England is of hand-wOVen
| cancels hair in indigo-bIue and mOrdore
cOlOring, the lines of the latter color be-
ing so subdued as to be only just appar-
! ent. The dress is cut pOlOlaise fashion,
with blue velvet yoke, tiChu vest and
velvet cuffs. The fiChu is drawn in at the
waist by band of velvet, fastening on
| one side with handsome clasps and ends,
| the large sailor collar being held in place
ct each side by three large buttons on
| the shoulders, the long full skirt draper
| les falling over petticoat Of the same
cloth.
MUSLIN GOWNS.
Gowns of sprigged muslin delaines and
! other light fancy WoOlens are made with
! bodice gathered round the neck and
waist, and fastened on the left side with
q row of fancy brocsded galloOn in gray
or silver or gold. The tunic is draped
! into two small paniers on each side and
pouf st the back. a belt trimmed with
the brocaded galloon Is fastened at the
waist with an oval gold or silver buckle,
and thence falls into two lapels in the
middle. The undersklrt is plated in fat.
wide plaits.
| Printed muslins will be made the same
way, very slightly draped over al under
skirt of silk or satiuet, msde quite plain.
! Some few models have pulled out sleeves,
! but the greater number have tight
! sleeves, finished with bracelet of ribbon
and bow with short ends.
NOTES.
| Copper color and mignOnette are again
fashionable.
Lemon colored gauze represents the
! latest novelty in wells.
! Pompadour silks are recommended for
dressy trocks for young girls.
Many of the dressy new hats and bon
nets are trimmed entirely with ribbon.
Apple green and chestnut brown are
the favOTites among the many combina-
! tiOns Of green and brown.
The newest tailor suits have very broad
waistCOats opening over shirt fronts OF
| Tussore or China silk.
! SkirtingS of bsyadere stripes ar par,
| ticularly stylish this season. They come
! in beautiful Persian colors, rich and
deep.
| Spring parasols show handles as long
as aIpenstocks. These handles sre most
! fashionable with large silver rings st the
end.
Black watered silk is admirably COM
biued with black Camels' hair for dresses
of middle aged and elderly ladies.
The newest tailor suits have most mas
culinelooking waistcOats, as their broad
vests are called, and these are rounded
open ia U shape Ct top, with a shirt front
OF Tussah Or surah silk inserted there.
When there is no waistcoat the cOrSage
is almost invariably draped with lace,
surah, fOulard, crepe, or China silk, or
made decorative with some kind Of
plastron ficbu of velvet, plush, or some
other dressY stuff.
Very long and full Cverskirts, slashed
on one side and only slightly draped, are
WORE By young ladies over a foundation
skirt ths5 may be gored, but must not be
too scGnt, as all skirt drGperies are grow
ing more and more voluminOus.
A tea gown of one of the new apple
green silks, woven, It would seem, ex-
pressly for young girls, opens over q
Russian blouse of pale yellow gsuZe.
Ribbon loops drop from the throat almost
10 the hem, and the wide hanging sleeves
old hoT